Neuroscience Team

Estefania Azevedo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
azevedoe@musc.edu
Azevedo Laboratory

Stefano Berto, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
berto@musc.edu
Berto Laboratory

Narayan Bhat, Ph.D.

Professor
bhatnr@musc.edu

Heather Boger, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, COM Senior Mentor Program
boger@musc.edu
Boger Laboratory

Lawrence J. Chandler, Ph.D.

Professor
Chandj@musc.edu
Chandler Laboratory

Christopher W. Cowan, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair
William E. Murray SmartState Endowed Chair of Excellence
cowanc@musc.edu
Cowan Laboratory

Jens Jensen, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, Center for Biomedical Imaging
jense@musc.edu
Jensen Laboratory

Thomas Jhou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
jhou@musc.edu
Jhou Laboratory

Jane Joseph, Ph.D.

Professor
josep@musc.edu
Joseph Laboratory

Peter Kalivas, Ph.D.

Distinguished University Professor
kalivasp@musc.edu
Kalivas Laboratory

Antonieta Lavin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
lavina@musc.edu
Lavin Laboratory

Jaqueline McGinty, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of MUSC Brain Research Institute
mcginty@musc.edu
McGinty Laboratory

Lori McMahon, Ph.D.

Professor
Vice President for Research
mcmahon@musc.edu
McMahon Laboratory

Patrick J. Mulholland, Ph.D.

Professor
mulholl@musc.edu
Mulholland Laboratory

_{Rachel Penrod-Martin, Ph.D.}

Assistant Professor
Director, Neuroscience Graduate Track
Director, Mouse Behavioral Phenotyping Core
penrodam@musc.edu

Carmela M. Reichel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Research Program
reichel@musc.edu
Reichel Laboratory

Jennifer Rinker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
rinker@musc.edu
Rinker Laboratory

Kumar Sambamurti, Ph.D.

Professor
sambak@musc.edu
Sambamurti Laboratory

Takashi Sato, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
satot@musc.edu
Sato Laboratory

Ewoud Schmidt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
schmidew@musc.edu
Schmidt Laboratory

Alexander Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
smitaw@musc.edu
Smith Laboratory

Makoto Taniguchi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
taniguch@musc.edu
Taniguchi Laboratory

John Woodward, Ph.D.

Professor
woodward@musc.edu
Woodward Laboratory

Crystal Brown, MAcc

Accounting/Fiscal Manager I
browncr@musc.edu

Emily Clark

Grant Administrator
clarkemi@musc.edu

Sarah Hopkins

Administrative Coordinator II
hopkisar@musc.edu

Vonetta Smalls, MHRM

Administrative Coordinator I
smallsv@musc.edu